ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97608
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| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1943 |
| Time: | 16:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-35-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force |
| Registration: | 42-5110 |
| MSN: | 3649 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Detroit City Airport, Detroit, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Detroit City Airport, Detroit, MI |
Landing accident. Left the runway after losing control landing and crashed into two light aircraft.
The pilot of a civilian plane, William O'Brien, was killed in an accident at Detroit City Airport on this day and this fatality and the landing crash of the B-17F are very likely connected.
Another civilian aircraft was destroyed while parked at DCA on this date also.
B-17F 42-5110 was declared CL-26 ( suitable for ground instructional use only ) and sent to Hobbs AAF, New Mexico, a major B-17 training base.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Joe Baugher USAAF Serials
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33195
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2014 23:08 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2021 15:07 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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